Icecycle.



J. FILIMONESK.

IGEGYOLE.

APPLICATION FILED rmm, 1911.

1,001, 379, Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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1 y a0 a2 W BY JF'dm beak JOE FILIMONESK, OF EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA.

ICECYGLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 9, 1911.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Serial No. 607,451.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jon Finnuomisu, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at East Chicago, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ieecycles, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theacconn mnying drawing.

This invention relates to icecycles, and the objects of my invention areto provide a machine that can be easily and quickly propelled over iceor frozen sur. aces, and to accomplish the above result by a machinethat is simple, durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more specifically described and then particularly claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein there are illustratedthe preferred embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understoodthat the structural elements thereof are susceptible to such changes asfall within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing :--Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine, Fig. .lis a plan of a portion of the same, Fig. 3 is an enlarged crosssectional view of one of the propelling blades, and Figs. at and 5 arecross sectional views of modified forms of blades.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

1 denotes longitudinal runners arranged in parallelism and having theforward upwardly curved ends Qthereof connected by a transverse rod 3.This rod intermediate the ends thereof is provided with an angularlydisposed frame 1 connecting with the lower end of a steering post 5,said steering post having the upper end thereof connected by a curvedframe 6, which intermediate the ends thereof is connected by a brace 7to the frame 4. In the steering post 5 is revolubly mounted a shaft 6having the lower end thereof forked, as at 8 and connected to a frontrunner 9. The upper end of the shaft 6 has a transverse handle bar 10 bywhich the front runner 9 is steered when the machine is in operation.

The rear ends of the runners 1 are provided with double bearings 11 forthe ends of a transverse revoluble shaft 12 and the forward ends oflongitudinal revoluble shafts 13, the rear ends of the shafts '13 beingjournaled in hearings l t-l; carried by the curved frames 15, saidframes having the upper ends thereof connected to a seat post 16, thelower end of said seat post being connected to the lower end of theframe c. The seat post is provided with an ordinary hicycle seat 17, andthe frames 15 are braced by rods 18 having the lower ends thereofloosely mounted upon the shafts 12 through the medium of sleeves 19.

At the juncture of the seat post 16 and the frames (3 there is arevoluble crank shaft 20 provided with cranks 21 and pedals Upon thecrank shaft 20 there is a large sprocket wheel and the shaft '12intermediate the ends thereof is provided with a small sprocket wheel24-. An endless sprocket chain 25 pases over the sprocket wheels '23 and2-1, whereby a rotary movement will be imparted to the shaft 12 from theshaft 90.

The shafts 13 are provided with radially disposed and equally spacedarms 26, the ends of said arms supporting aspiral blade 27 adapted toengage the ice and propel the machine when a rotary movement is impartedto the shafts 13. The spiral blades 27 operate in opposite directionswith respect to each other and which is accomplished through themedil'un of beveled gear wheels 28 upon the forward ends of the shafts13 n'leshing with beveled gear wheels 29 on the ends of the shafts 12.In lieu of the spiral blades 27, a large drum 30 can be used, said drumhaving the periphery thereof provided with spirally arrangcd teeth 81adapted to grip the surface of the ice. Instead of spirally arrangingthe teeth 31 upon the periphery of the drum, the drum can be spirallyfluted, as at 32 to propel the machine when the drum is rotated.

It is thought that the operation and util ity of the machine will beunderstood without further description, and that the machine can be madeof various sizes and for one or more passengers.

lVhat I claim is An icecycle comprising longitudinal runners, atransverse shaft journaled in the rear ends of said runners, a steeringpost supported from the forward ends of said runners, a steering runnermovably supported by said post, a seat post having the lower end thereofsupported from said steering 7 a post, a crank shaft revolubly mountedat carried by said longitudinal shafts and 10 Y the lower end of saidseatpo-st and adapted adapted to propel said icecycle When said Whenrotated to impart a rotary movement crank shaft is rotated.

to the first mentioned shaft revoluble shafts In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature extending rearwardly from the ends of said in thepresence of two Witnesses.

transverse shaft and adapted to be driven JOE FILIMONESK. thereby,frames connected to the upper ends \Vitnesses of said seat post andsupporting the rear JOHN GRABAN,

ends of said longitudinal shaft, and means PETER SKAFISH.

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Washington, D. C.

